Can someone help me out? I am new at soloing and are writing in the key of A in the key of A the A notes are A, B, C#, D, E F#, and G#...so that means there is no note on the 15th fret high E string, but in the Mixolydian mode, 12th position... there is 15th fret on the High E.... Wouldn't this be out of key? Someone help me out? -Thanks!

So my influences (Randy Rhoads, Dimebag, etc.) Played out of key? If it sounded good?

Of course they did. I've seen videos of Dime talking about playing "sour" notes just because they sounded cool. Playing out of key notes, depending on how & which are used don't always sound bad, just different.

About the mixolydian thing, if it was in key then it would be the same notes as the major scale & if that was the case then why would it need a different name? The way you're describing it is just a particular way of looking at the use of accidentals, not really a modal thing at all.

Can someone help me out? I am new at soloing and are writing in the key of A in the key of A the A notes are A, B, C#, D, E F#, and G#...so that means there is no note on the 15th fret high E string, but in the Mixolydian mode, 12th position... there is 15th fret on the High E.... Wouldn't this be out of key? Someone help me out? -Thanks!

- scoot4499

That is correct.

Usually if you hear a G natural being played in A major it's because the player is borrowing from the parallel minor key (A minor), not the mixolydian mode. Throwing minor pentatonic licks over a major-ish progression is pretty standard - all of Blues music is built on that sound.